Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Housing units in zip code 01562 with a mortgage: 2,232 (265 second mortgage, 532 home equity loan, 19 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 736
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,838
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $537
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2010:
This zip code:
12.4%
Whole state:
10.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2010:
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:
Notable locations in zip code 01562: Camp Neyati (A), Camp Marshall (B), Spencer Rescue and Emergency Squad (C), Spencer Fire Department (D), Bemis Farms Nursery (E), Knox Trail Regional Junior High School Library (F), Spencer Town Hall (G), Saint Josephs Abbey Monastic Library (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in zip code 01562 include: Laurel Hill Park (1), Spencer Town Center Historic District (2), Moose Hill Wildlife Management Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2010 in zip code 01562:
Less than $10,000: 197
$10,000 to $14,999: 1,416
$15,000 to $19,999: 843
$20,000 to $24,999: 198
$25,000 to $29,999: 118
$30,000 to $34,999: 13
$40,000 to $49,999: 3
$50,000 to $59,999: 36
$60,000 to $69,999: 43
$70,000 to $79,999: 138
$80,000 to $89,999: 7
$90,000 to $99,999: 27
$100,000 to $124,999: 160
$125,000 to $149,999: 187
$150,000 to $174,999: 654
$175,000 to $199,999: 149
$200,000 to $249,999: 779
$250,000 to $299,999: 601
$300,000 to $399,999: 737
$400,000 to $499,999: 145
$500,000 to $749,999: 175
$750,000 to $999,999: 83
$1,000,000 or more: 51
Rent paid by renters in 2010 in zip code 01562:
Less than $100: 22
$150 to $199: 8
$200 to $249: 3,968
$250 to $299: 224
$300 to $349: 197
$350 to $399: 491
$400 to $449: 3,188
$450 to $499: 572
$500 to $549: 1,778
$550 to $599: 1,473
$600 to $649: 537
$650 to $699: 1,208
$700 to $749: 398
$750 to $799: 556
$800 to $899: 1,152
$900 to $999: 194
$1,000 to $1,249: 153
$1,250 to $1,499: 1,725
$1,500 to $1,999: 224
$2,000 or more: 17
No cash rent: 155
Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2010 for:
White Non-Hispanic householders: $294,685
Black or African American householders: $261,895
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $348,265
Two or more races householders: $241,106
Hispanic or Latino householders: $270,682
Estimated median house or condo value in 2010: $293,829
01562:
$293,829
Massachusetts:
$342,000
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $231,336 - $357,384
Mean price in 2010:
Detached houses: $372,275
Here:
$372,275
State:
$415,289
Owners and renters by unit type in %
Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders
Housing units in structures:
One, detached: 2,985
One, attached: 172
Two: 586
3 or 4: 2,836
5 to 9: 1,386
10 to 19: 480
20 to 49: 278
50 or more: 1,224
Mobile homes: 126
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 21
Means of transportation to work
Drove a car alone: 4,952 (83%)
Carpooled: 677 (11%)
Bus or trolley bus: 7 (0%)
Railroad: 110 (2%)
Motorcycle: 36 (1%)
Walked: 191 (3%)
Other means: 66 (1%)
Worked at home: 201 (3%)
Travel time to work (commute)
Less than 5 minutes: 387
5 to 9 minutes: 436
10 to 14 minutes: 347
15 to 19 minutes: 465
20 to 24 minutes: 621
25 to 29 minutes: 519
30 to 34 minutes: 1,275
35 to 39 minutes: 406
40 to 44 minutes: 323
45 to 59 minutes: 691
60 to 89 minutes: 754
90 or more minutes: 165
Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 83.7%
Household type by relationship:
Households: 11,579
In family households: 9,765 (2,460 male householders, 647 female householders)
2,438 spouses, 3,482 children (3,279 natural, 93 adopted, 110 stepchildren), 149 grandchildren, 87 brothers or sisters, 112 parents, 109 other relatives, 281 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,814 (596 male householders (446 living alone)), 876 female householders (739 living alone)), 342 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 112 (25 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,203 2-persons, 763 3-persons, 678 4-persons, 304 5-persons, 175 6-persons, 75 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 1,266 1-person, 305 2-persons, 680 3-persons
1,707 married couples with children.
1,221 single-parent households (358 men, 863 women).
90.4% of residents of 01562 zip code speak English at home.
75.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (81% very well, 17% well, 2% not well).
30.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (53% very well, 12% well, 35% not well).
4.6% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (56% very well, 13% well, 31% not well).
0.7% of residents speak other language at home (100% very well).
Foreign born population: 258 (2.3%) (35.8% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.3%
Whole state:
14.8%
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
Canada (25%)
Germany (13%)
Philippines (10%)
United Kingdom (9%)
Haiti (8%)
Poland (7%)
Cambodia (6%)
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
2000 or later: 68
1990 to 1999: 519
1980 to 1989: 206
Before 1980: 220
Races in zip code 01562:
White population: 10,731 Black population: 443 American Indian population: 50 Asian population: 59 Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population: 0 Some other race population: 48 Two or more races population: 225 Hispanic or Latino population: 1,197
First ancestries reported:
French (except Basque): 2,365
Irish: 1,801
Portuguese: 1,513
Other groups: 1,131
French Canadian: 1,066
English: 875
Subsaharan African: 871
Polish: 807
Ghanaian: 619
Italian: 537
European: 401
American: 380
Cape Verdean: 301
British: 277
Albanian: 263
German: 255
Armenian: 226
Swedish: 190
Scottish: 144
Slovak: 129
Lithuanian: 126
Greek: 115
Canadian: 93
Northern European: 92
Dutch: 73
Haitian: 48
West Indian (except Hispanic groups): 45
Brazilian: 43
Icelander: 34
Swiss: 32
Russian: 29
Latvian: 28
African: 28
Arab: 27
Scotch-Irish: 27
Hungarian: 23
Romanian: 23
Norwegian: 17
Czech: 16
Finnish: 15
Lebanese: 14
Danish: 14
Syrian: 12
Ukrainian: 10
Welsh: 9
Belgian: 8
Scandinavian: 7
Celtic: 6
Eastern European: 2
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
MERCURY WIRE (1 MERCURY DR in SPENCER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification TRI REPORTER (Tracking of toxic chemicals releasing facilities) Business SIC classification: DRAWING AND INSULATING OF NONFERROUS WIRE Organizations: MERCURY WIRE PRODUCTS INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: MERCURY WIRE PRODS. INC., MERCURY WIREPRODUCT
KNOX TRAIL JUNIOR HIGH (73 ASH STREET in SPENCER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-767415 Organizations: SPENCER-E BROOKFIELD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
LAKE STREET (17 LAKE STREET in SPENCER, MA)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-767010 Organizations: SPENCER-E BROOKFIELD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
MORTON INTERNATIONAL INC (21 DEWEY ST in SPENCER, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS NONMETALLIC MINERAL PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. Organizations: MORTON INTERNATIONAL, INC (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY (CONTACT/OWNER)
BERCUME EQUIPMENT INC (169 SOUTH SPENCER RD in SPENCER, MA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Organizations: DAVID BERCUME (CONTACT/OWNER)
BUDGET AUTO CTR (116 MAIN ST in SPENCER, MA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
CITY AUTO PARTS OF SPENCER INC (133 WEST MAIN ST in SPENCER, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business NAICS classification: MACHINE TOOL (METAL CUTTING TYPES) MANUFACTURING. Organizations: SALVATORE MOCERINO (CONTACT/OWNER)
LD BEMIS (2 PEARL ST in SPENCER, MA)
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER PETROLEUM AND COAL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING. Organizations: JUSTIN COOK (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: L D BEMIS
MAPLE ST ELEMENTRY SCHOOL (68 MAPLE STREET in SPENCER, MA)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS) Business SIC classification: ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS Alternative names: MAPLE ST ELEM SCHOOL, MAPLE STreet ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
BOND CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION (98 NORTH SPENCER ROAD in SPENCER, MA)
AIR SYNTHETIC MINOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) Business SIC classification: ASPHALT PAVING MIXTURES AND BLOCKS
MASS ELEC CO SPENCER SATELLITE (1 MEADOW RD in SPENCER, MA)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification Alternative names: MA ELEC CO SPENCER SATELLITE
MASS. ELECTRIC CO. (ELM ST in SPENCER, MA)
SUPERFUND (Superfund database)
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 6.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 7.8%
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (54%)
Utility gas (18%)
Electricity (10%)
Wood (7%)
Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
Other fuel (2%)
Coal or coke (2%)
No fuel used (2%)
Solar energy (1%)
Population in 1990: 11,598. Population change in the 1990s: +93 (+0.8%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 10,019
Northeast: 933
Midwest: 108
South: 190
West: 128
68% of the 01562 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 84% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Massachusetts.
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 174
Here:
11.2%
Massachusetts:
10.3%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 133
Here:
11.4%
Massachusetts:
12.3%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 488
Here:
48.2%
Massachusetts:
49.8%
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Class of Workers (%)
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code (SPENCER, MA):
D & T FASTENERS INC (136 MAIN ST; small business) : $184,768 in 39 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
Contracts for Nails, Machine Keys, and Pins, Truck and Tractor Attachments by Defense Logistics Agency, Army Signed by year:2000: $0; 2001: $0; 2002: $0; 2003: $0; 2004: $19,405; 2005: $108,500; 2006: $56,863.
Biggest contracts:
$18,386 with Defense Logistics Agency for Nails, Machine Keys, and Pins. Signed on 2005-10-22. Completion date: 2006-02-10.
$10,365, same as above.Signed on 2005-12-16. Completion date: 2006-02-15.
$9,752, same as above.Signed on 2005-08-17. Completion date: 2005-12-26.
$9,048, same as above.Signed on 2005-06-03. Completion date: 2005-09-10.
KLEM TRACTOR INC (117 WEST MAIN STREET; small business)
$37,842 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Tractors, Wheeled. Signed on 2003-07-14. Completion date: 2003-08-31.
KEYES, WILLIAM (5 R JONES RD; small business)
$17,500 with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - civil program financing only for Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Highways, Roads, Streets, Bridges, and Railways (includes resurfacing). Signed on 2003-09-03. Completion date: 2003-09-26.
CISTERCIAN ABBEY OF SPENCER (167 N SPENCER RD; small business) : $9,121 in 2 contractsfrom 2002 to 2004
$4,975 with Air Force for Clothing, Special Purpose. Signed on 2004-02-18. Completion date: 2004-03-19.
$4,146 with Army for Miscellaneous Items. Taking place in SC. Signed on 2002-09-13. Completion date: 2002-10-21.
MERCURY WIRE PRODUCTS INC (MERCURY DR; small business)
$485 with Navy for Wire and Cable, Electrical. Signed on 2005-05-12. Completion date: 2005-05-16.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005: